CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2017-0017
FREEDOM
FREEDOM (NORAD 41930) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 February 2017, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41930
International designator
1998-067KS
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
9 Dec 2016Tanegashima
Released from
The International Space Station
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Feb 2017UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month58 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
Tohoku / Nakashimada Eng
Built by
Nakashimada Eng
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Programme
Tohoku
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthAlso ended on 5 Feb 2017
1 entryFrom the same launch
2016-076
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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